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A Tribute to Phil Evans Page 24
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Paul Mertz and a few other people
remembered the Broadcasts from the
Roseland being recorded on location
on aluminum reference disks. There
was also a story that these disks were
located in the 1960's, but were in
poor condition and were thrown out.
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All of the boys in the New Yorker band were convinced that this
could be the best dance band ever. And many others thought that it
was too. Including Jack Benny. The few records they produced
have most of the top jazz musicians exploring how far they could
go while still producing dance music. You won't find too many
re-creation bands attempting "Krazy Kat" & "Humpty Dumpty."
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There was a time when it was thought that Bix could have been in the
group of the singers on this record. After talking among themselves
they recalled that it was Ray Lodwig
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<--Sing A Little Jingle
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The true "Wild Man" of the Goldkette Band was Howdy
Quicksell. With Howdy, anything was possible. Don
Murray ran a close second. But not so much Bix. He
spent a good deal of his time with Goldkette working
out ideas with Bill Challis for the arrangements. Just
about all of the unison sax section phrases came from
Bix. Notice Howdy above sneaking in an obscene
gesture with his hands for this photo. He was known as
the playboy of the band when it came to women.
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Ted Lewis wasn't really much of a jazz musician
himself. But he sure hired the good ones for his band.
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Bix Beiderbecke is featured at Carnegie Hall playing his own "In A Mist".
Bill Challis thought that three piano version was a real mess. He also didn't
care for those who didn't play it exactly was written.
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Opened and closed in a rather rather quick
manner. If Whiteman couldn't make this club
go, it's hard to imagine why Rollini thought that
he could, even with his great line-up. Oh, those
quotes from Whiteman about this club in "Man
& Legend" are from the "Legend" side of the
book. He never said it. He encouraged Bix &
Tram to go with Rollini if they thought that they
would be happier with that band. A great guy!
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WHOOPEE!
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So, the Ancient Musicians played Jazz. Right. Next thing you know they
will try to use Jazz to prove Darwin's Theory!
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See! I just knew it. Actually, I used to work with the one on the
right for quite some time. He had to quit the business when he lost
his pick. By the time he found his pick, he had lost his guitar.
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Say, didn't I just see you in the previous photo? You had
to give up the guitar, and now you want to take up golf?
Whattya mean you lost all of your golf balls and you
want to use mine...Scram. I'll tell you what, go out and
get me some Kazoo Lips CD's...and I'll rent ya one.
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Nice hat ya got there.
Where did ya steal it
from?
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